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The public beta is due to start next month.

Mainstream use of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is growing but many experts say a lack of understanding among the public is hampering adoption.

This article by Coin Rivet explores what factors are stopping people using crypto – which is a secure and speedy way to move cash around.

Mass adoption will be helped by news that an upcoming Samsung smartphone will have a cryptocurrency wallet, as well as rumours social media giant Facebook is creating its own coin.

A form of digital money, cryptocurrency uses encryption to secure transactions and control the creation of new units.

The digital cash uses cryptography, a form of secret coding originating from the Second World War, to process transactions securely – and is untraceable.